Inside food & drink manufacturing
The world of food manufacturing and the soldier may seem very far apart at first glance, but they both operate in uncertain and rapidly changing environments, writes Damian McKinney, former Royal Marine and founder of business execution consultancy...
A furious union official has accused Premier Foods of “holding a gun to the head of workers” who are being made redundant at the Garretts Green Hovis bakery in Birmingham.
Industry targets and government policies are driving significant investment in innovation for more lightweight plastic packaging that extends shelf-life, as food manufacturers continually seek to drive down volumes of waste and cut carbon emissions.
The Silvercrest factory in the Irish Republic that sold burgers contaminated with horse DNA to Tesco, Burger King and the Co-operative Group, has been sold by its parent company ABP Food Group to Kepak Group.
Restrictions have been imposed on movements in and out of a Bernard Matthews poultry farm after a strain of bird flu was detected.
Chilled own-label food giant Bakkavör has opened a new food factory and farm in eastern China to supply its burgeoning business in Asia.
Dumbing down messages about food sustainability risks souring the debate about food sustainability, a top scientist told the Institute of Food Science & Technology’s (IFST’s) spring conference yesterday (April 19).